A sellout crowd of 51,954 were in attendance in Cape Town Stadium on Friday evening for the highly anticipated Match in Africa, which Federer won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
What is the format? The Match in Africa 6 will open with a celebrity doubles match starring Bill Gates and Trevor Noah at 19:30 SAST with the main feature match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal starting at 20:30 SAST.
Roger Federer will play Rafael Nadal on 7 February 2020 at 8 p.m. in Cape Town, South Africa, for the benefit of children in the region. Tickets will go on sale in early September as the two icons attempt to set a world record for most attendees at a tennis match.
Where is Roger Federer Playing Now? Federer is currently recovering in Switzerland from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
Roger Federer has been backed to win another Grand Slam by former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli. Federer is expected to return to the Tour in January following double knee surgery. He has not won a major for three years now, and has started to struggle with injury in the latter stages of Slams.
Roger Federer has confirmed that he won't be retiring before 2021 as he has committed himself to participating in the next year's Tokyo Olympics. Roger Federer addressed speculations about his retirement after he confirmed last month that he will be out of action for the remainder of the year due to knee surgery.
Roger Federer's net worth in 2020 (estimate): $450 million.
Federer has barely played in 2020 after undergoing knee-surgery in February. That surgery was originally expected to keep him out until the summer, meaning he would have been able to return when tennis resumed following its enforced coronavirus break.
Eight men, determined this year by ATP ranking, will compete for the year's final singles trophy at the storied O2 Arena. Roger Federer, currently ranked No. 5, is not playing as he continues to recover from surgery on his right knee.
After 22 years on Tour, Roger Federer delivered the greatest Houdini act of his career to reach the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday. The third seed erased seven match points to complete a stunning 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-3 win over Tennys Sandgren in an instant classic.
Tickets for the event started from R150 for upper-tier seats with the price naturally increasing as the seats get closer to courtside at the Cape Town Stadium. The most expensive tickets went for R1,950 still a fairly reasonable price for an event of this nature.
South African comedian Trevor Noah on Wednesday accepted the challenged to play a doubles tennis match against Roger Federer and philanthropist Bill Gates. I will play in my mother's home country against my toughest rival and friend Rafa Nadal,'' Federer said ahead of the match.
Nadal made it 5-3 and Federer served for the match, winning with a delicate drop volley at the net. Bill Gates and Roger Federer on their way to a 6-3 victory in their doubles match against Rafael Nadal and Trevor Noah at Cape Town Stadium on February 7 2020.
